Gospel Musicians are proud to announce the release of the Neo-Soul Suitcase Fender Rhodes plug-in, a very specific urban-sounding Rhodes that is designed to reproduce the exact sound, feel, and playability of a real Fender Rhodes Suitcase with the detail and expressiveness of the fender cabinet and, of course, a beautiful vibrato.

The primary goal was to make sure that if you were not able to take a real Rhodes to your gig or studio, this plug-in would be the next best thing. The Neo-Soul Suitcase sound is a combination of Rhodes samples (2.6 gigabytes!), physical modeling, and complex impulse response algorithms that will give you the grit of Hip-Hop, the silkiness of R&B, and the soul in Neo-Soul.

The absolute number one objective was realism. And with vintage modeled effects, complex impulse response algorithms, and tweak-able knobs for ultimate control, you will have the best Rhodes experience ever produced in a plug-in. With all of this, Gospel Musicians promise that you can leave your Rhodes at home and replace it with the Neo-Soul Suitcase!Dedicated 2.6 GB of sample data (44.1 kHz, 24-bit)12-Velocity layers of sustain, release, and staccato (bark) notesBass and Treble BoostTine/Bell controlsPedal Noise and Resonance sounds when sustain pedal is pressedKey release noises, emulating a real RhodesVelocity layered release samplesDedicated Bark samples, for more aggressive soundsVintage modeled VibratoImpulse Response amp modeling of Vintage AmpsWarm Phat Chorus for a Thick Layered SoundSpecial EFX Section: Phaser, Flanger, Distortion, DelayVintage modeled Spring ReverbKontakt 4 Advanced ScriptingDisk Streaming to reduce memory usageEasy MIDI Learn function for all knobs, sliders, and buttonsReal-Time MIDI controls that can be saved in a patchClean/Original Switch for raw samples or cleaned-up sounds

Neo-Soul Suitcase requires Kontakt 4.2.3 Retail Paid Version (Neo-Soul Suitcase does not yet work with Kontakt Free Player), UnrarX to decompress the downloaded files and 2.6 GB of available hard disk space. On the Mac, Kontakt 4.2.3 requires OS X 10.5 or later (32/64-bit), an Intel Core Duo processor, and 2 GB of RAM (4 GB is highly recommended). Kontakt can run stand-alone, and as an AU, VST, or RTAS (Pro Tools 8 and higher) plug-in.

Neo-Soul Suitcase is available via direct download (1.23 GB compressed) from Gospel Musicians for $99.99. An introductory price of $79.99 is available at the time of this writing. If you purchase “The Fundamentals of Neo-Soul Keyboard” DVD ($49.99), the price of Neo-Soul Suitcase drops to $49.99. If you have already purchased the DVD, you may use the UPC quote on the back of the DVD or in the downloads as the coupon quote for the same discount.